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Item Ships From: Philadelphia
Antique Wingender Pottery New Jersey Blue Decorated Stoneware Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Bristol glazed stoneware pitcher.
By the Wingender Pottery of Haddonfield, NJ.
Of ovoid form with a narrow footed base, an incised & dated inscription and floral (tu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Chimayo Wool Woven Purse with a Silver Closure
By Native American Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Native American woven purse.
From Chimayo (a region inhabited by Pueblo Indians since about 1200 CE).
Dating from the 1940s - 1950s.
Principally...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Red Terracotta Sculpture of Seated Nude, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Red Terracotta Sculpture of Seated Nude
circa 1960
signed - artist unknown
nice color and size
small chip near foot
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Tang Dynasty Style Cast Iron Horse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tang Dynasty Style Decorative Cast Iron Horse
20th Century
"great color and patina"
one hairline cracks
some surface rust
lots of sand / sediment on the interior - see images
Category
20th Century American Bohemian Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Mid-Atlantic States Folky Slide Lid Candle Box with an Original Red Wash
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American candle box.
In pine or fir with its original red paint.
A rectangular candle or table box having a slide lid with carved sides & a thumb slot.
Round nail...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Signed Native American Navajo SS & Turquoise Concho Belt by Jimmy Herald
By Navajo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Navajo belt.
By Jimmy Herald.
Consisting of a leather belt with sterling silver 'conchos' (shells) and turquoise accents. The slides are copper backed and there are ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Native American Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
A monumental vintage Pyramid Pencil Company wood trade sign.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A monumental vintage Pyramid Pencil Company wood trade sign. Great for a man cave or restaurant!
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
5.2x9.2 Ft Striped Kilim Rug with Wool Cotton, Tribal Wall Hanging with Pomps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A one of a kind vintage flat-weave (Kilim) from Turkey. Handwoven in wool, this eye-catching floor covering is light and sturdy.
It can be used as a floor covering, wall-hanging, a ...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Board Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Modern Board. Item features a maplewood board with black and white resin chess pieces, ...
Category
1990s Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Maple
Set of five carved modernist Elephants in a mix of woods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of five modernist carved Elephants in a mix of Woods.
very nice carving and finish
1 - ebony - 3" d x 2.25" w x 4" tall (largest) - ebony lable on bottom
2 - yellow heart (?)...
Category
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Oversized Advertising Store Display Scissors
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brass oversized scissors
probably used for advertising and or store display.
These will add interest to any room, wall, hair salon or fashion fashi...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of a Mermaid & Serpent
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile.
Depicting a mermaid in the ocean wringing a snake with her hands.
Simply a wonderful Dutch Delft tile!
Date:
18th Cent...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Cast Iron Spittoon with Perfect Volcanic Glaze Patina in the Style of Lucie Rie
By Lucie Rie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cast Iron Spittoon with perfect volcanic glaze patina in the style of Lucie Rie
"time has transformed this utilitarian item into an amazing piece of art"
Category
1930s American Other Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Miniature Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dog Figurine with Confetti Fur
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Staffordshire pottery figurine.
Depicting a seated Spaniel.
With confetti fur and painted black highlights.
Simply a wonderful Staffordshire dog figurine...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Carved Wood Hobby Horse Wooden Tricycle Bike Bicycle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage carved wood hobby horse wooden tricycle bike bicycle. Item features
tricycle bike, carved wooden horse, distressed finish, iron hardware, glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign. Item features a large impressive size, fluorescent lighted bulb interior, wonderful color, original l...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Branch Green Attributed Salt Glaze Stoneware Jug with Coggled Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American stoneware jug.
Attributed to the Branch Green Pottery in Philadelphia, PA.
Of ovoid form with an applied handle an...
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Deco-Tel Rotary Phone Telephone American Flag Patriotic 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Deco-Tel Rotary Phone Telephone American Flag Patriotic 1970s. Circa 1970s. Measurements: 12" H x 5.5" W x 5.5" D.
Category
1970s American Classical Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expressive clown painting - signed "Jen"
circa 1950 - great frame
Frame size = 22.5 x 26.5
Image size = 15.5 x 19.5.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Large 18th Century Leeds/Staffordshire English Creamware Charger or Wall Plate
By Leeds Pottery, Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, very large, 18th century English creamware pottery charger or wall plate.
With a raised feather edge border.
Simply a great antique English pottery...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Creamware, Pottery
19th Century Pennsylvania Folky Sheraton Cherry Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique wooden chest of drawers.
With a terrific old finish.
In cherry wood with a polar secondary, turned wooden pulls, and r...
Category
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Cherry
“Giant” Scissors, Advertising Store Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cast aluminum oversized scissors
probably used for advertising and or store display.
These will add interest to any room, wall, hair salon or fash...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Carved Wood Wooden Black and White Mallard Duck Decoy Glass Eyes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique carved wood wooden black and white 13" mallard duck decoy glass eyes. Item features glass eyes, hand carved and hand painted, solid wood co...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique French Toleware Cachepot or Planter Painted with a Don Quixote Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Toleware cachepot or planter.
Decorated to both sides with a scene of Don Quixote and his companion Sancho riding atop a horse and ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Hamm's Beer Lakeside Plastics Advertising Hanging Lighted Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large vintage Hamm's beer lakeside plastics advertising hanging lighted sign. Item features a large impressive size, lighted interior, "Hamm's Beer, Take Home Cool Refreshment," orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Wooden Foundry "Y" Pipe Mold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th Century Wooden Foundry "Y" Pipe Mold
Great original patina.
Perfect to hang on a wall if your first or last name starts with a "Y".
This piece will add interest to a...
Category
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large 19th Century Vintage Folk Art Tree Twig Branch Basket Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and beautifully executed 19th century vintage folk art tree twig branch basket sculpture.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Twig
Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula or Toga Pin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Roman bronze fibula.
A so-called crossbow fibula.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Ar...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art / Pop-Art Comic Strip Papier Mache Teddy Bear Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine folk-art papier-mache sculpture.
In the form of a teddy bear.
The papier mache appears to be from various 20th Century Philippine comic books, such as Superkat by L.S. M...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Plaster
A bent wood hat holder circa 1910.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A bent wood hat holder having metal rings to acommodate hats circa 1910.
Category
1910s Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique American Colonial Period Mustard Pot marked JM with Cobalt Glass Insert
By Paul Revere
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver mustard pot.
Attributed to John Mcfarlane of Phila., PA., or John McMullin of Phila., PA.
The interior and base ...
Category
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashrtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
Copper, Brass, Silver, Gold Married Metals
three pieces: one dish and two ashtrays
original vintage condition.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Unique Face Jar with Lid, Signed Waar, 1986
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique face jar with lid, signed Waar, 1986
Unique and intersting.
This jar will add interest to any room.
Nice glaze.
Category
1980s American Bohemian Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
19th C Rustic Black Forest Hand Carved Walnut Branching Fruit Serving Tray
By Black Forest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exquisitely hand-carved Black Forest wooden serving tray, circa mid-late 19th Century.
A stunning, open handled tray showing branching exotic fruit – pomegranates, passionfruit, persimmons, and custard apples. The fruit is shown in clusters along with their leaves, immature fruit, and blossoms, hanging from branches that twine to become the side handles and raised rim of the tray. Naturalistically carved with incredible detail. A unique piece of unparalleled artistry.
‘Black Forest’ carvings were originally thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest...
Category
19th Century Swiss Rustic Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
1960s, Green & White Painted Steel 'Two Hour Parking' Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With green text and border on a white ground.
The text reads:
'TWO HOUR PARKING BETWEEN 7AM - 7PM SUND...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula or Toga Pin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Roman bronze fibula.
A so-called 'crossbow' fibula.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art....
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Dutchess of Poughkeepsie NY Fire Insurance Reverse Painted Glass Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Dutchess of Poughkeepsie NY Fire insurance reverse painted glass advertisement sign. Item features "Dutchess of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Fire Ins...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Oak
Vintage Enamel & Steel 'Pratt & Lambert Paint & Varnish' Advertising Store Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage double-sided enamel advertising sign.
For the famed Pratt & Lambert paint company.
With yellow & red decoration on a white ground.
The text reads: 'PRATT & L...
Category
20th Century North American Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
4.7x10.4 Ft Contemporary "Tulu" Rug, 100% Wool Pile, Custom Options Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A contemporary hand knotted TULU (Turkish word for soft, cozy, high pile) rug made of fine hand-spun and hand-dyed lambswool.
It is partly hand knotted (with pile) and partly flat-w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Kingston Conley Electric Motor Industrial Vintage Sewing Machine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Kingston Conley electric motor industrial vintage sewing machine. Item features a wooden top work table surface, green metal base, elect...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Group of Ancient Roman Bronze Tools & Hair Pins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine group of ancient Roman bronze implements and artifacts.
Consisting of pins & several small scale tools.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jug with a Tricorn Hat Lid
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Staffordshire pottery Toby jug.
In the form of a seated, smiling man holding a jug.
The man's tricorn hat serves as a lid, and an inte...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Fishing Boat Ship Model a, Rab NJ 8592
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 48" fishing boat ship Model A - Rab NJ 8592. Item features a nice impressive size, finely painted details, lights up in areas (has not been tested). ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Cock Robin Flour AW Hammond Co Round Wood Advertisement Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cock Robin Flour AW Hammond Co round wood advertisement plaque. Circa Early to Mid 1900s. Measurements: 17" H x 17" W x 0.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
By Dixon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Argilite Totem signed Pat Dixon 1969. Argilite is a hard black stone found in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Pat Dixon was a masterful carver who did some of t...
Category
1960s Canadian Anglo-Indian Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage Yellow & Black Painted Steel 'Slow Children' Traffic or Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With graphics of a child running & large block letters spelling: 'SLOW CHILDREN'.
Simply a great vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Display of Vintage Carpentry Tools
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Display of vintage carpentry tools. Most of the pieces show a beautiful dark patina. The brass plaque on the lower part of the board reads "Presented t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
3x3.4 ft Hand-Woven Vintage Anatolian Wall Hanging Kilim with Colorful Poms
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vintage banded handwoven rug from Turkey.
It features a colorful geometric design made with colorful pom poms on a striped flat-weave foundation.
In good condition, sturdy and...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ancient Roman Bronze Handle or Artifact
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique or ancient Roman bronze element.
This piece was an element of a vase or possibly handle to something larger.
It has the head of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
New Jersey Lottery Tickets Lottery Clover Club Advertisement Stand Kiosk Counter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage New Jersey Lottery Tickets "NJ Lottery Clover Club" Advertisement Stand Kiosk Counter. Item features 0riginal advertisement decals on front and ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Simpatico Tower I
By Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Simpatico Tower I, 2022
Glazed stoneware
Measures: 93 x 25 x 25 in.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Asian Oriental Framed Prints with Narrow Gold Frames, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Asian Oriental framed prints with narrow gold frames - a pair. Item features a wood frame with distressed finish, brass decorative hooks, (5) f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ed Russ Killer Whale
By Russ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ed Russ carved argilite. Known as one of the best carvers, very fine attention to details. Signed bottom 1998.
Category
1990s Canadian Anglo-Indian Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Simpatico Tower II
By Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Simpatico Tower II, 2022
Glazed stoneware
63 x 23 x 23 in
Inv #TDM1182
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Signed American Folk Art Sewer Tile or Redware Pottery Lion Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique signed Folk Art lion figurine.
In the form of a recumbent lion.
Signed to the underside. The signature appears to read: 'J Silverthorn'
Made out of a reddish-brown redware or stoneware sewer tile...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Folk Art Lunch Box Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unusual folk art "Lunch Box" Sculpture / wall hanging.
Very unique and colorful with vintage lunchboxes.
Unsigned and unattributed. Origin Unknown.
This...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Large Dutch Abstract Face Wall Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large monumental abstract face wall sculpture. Made in fiberglass with aluminium frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Small Granado Red by Mary James
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Ganado Red Rug by Mary James. Rug was purchased in 1997. Rug in very nice shape! Always hung on a wall and never walked on!.
Category
1990s American Native American Philadelphia - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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